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Atom 2 300
Road pack
LSD
Baffled Sump
Comp discs rear
Alcon brakes front
Adj bounce and rebound dampers
Eibach two piece springs
Comp rod ends
QR steering wheel
Stainless silencer
Stainless manifold
Cat by pass
16" Dymag
Twin bubble screen
High level brake light
Locking fuel cap
Custom seat
Al gear and brake grip
2 x 3" belts with crutch strap on driver
Rollover mounts
Sie panels (black)
Fire extinguisher with remote pull
Battery master switch
Remote brake bias adjuster
This cover most of it.....I think
Bruce Fielding said:
This is a racecar! I bags first ride!
Racecar ...superb! As you were kind enough to trust me with yours, you can have a shot in mine if you like ...which will pretty much be all of the above, minus a few un-necessary bits (such as brake light and "paint") ...with possibly a few other bits added on!
There's one thing more magical than an Atom and that is .....
I've never been able to understand how, when I chuck all my dirty clothes 'n stuff on the floor by the washing machine how it ends up all washed and ironed in my wardrobe - now that is magic!
Bruce, how often do you drive your Atom and what sort of mileage do you do track/road?
John
I've never been able to understand how, when I chuck all my dirty clothes 'n stuff on the floor by the washing machine how it ends up all washed and ironed in my wardrobe - now that is magic!
Bruce, how often do you drive your Atom and what sort of mileage do you do track/road?
John
datasafe said:To be honest, I don't know if this is a fair question, or if I'm a typical Atom owner for that matter... The Atom is just one of a number of cars and other vehicles I'm able to play with (no kids, so more toys you see). I long ago came to the conclusion that there was no one single perfect car for everything. The Atom fills in the tick boxes under trackdays/fast/fun/special/outrageous/cool
Bruce, how often do you drive your Atom and what sort of mileage do you do track/road?
To answer your question, though, I try to do at least one trackday a month - more like two or three if I can get away with it! Especially from April to October. I think I average about 250 miles per trackday (based on 20 mins per hour for seven hours at average 100mph) but I could be hopelessly wrong.
I drive the Atom in central London for a hoot when the weather's nice, and have driven it on the odd journey of more than 100 miles (but not often).
Nice - almost exactly the same spec as ours.
We haven't got the:
- double bubble screen
- side panels
- ally handbrake (no handbrake)
- high level brake light or
- locking fuel cap
they don't make it go or stop faster :-) We have got:
- Alcons front and rear with Pagid pads
- battery master switch (doesn't make it faster, but scrutineers like it)
- rear towing eye
- rain light replacing the fog light
- 12v socket
The high level brake light might be a good idea, given the Atom's propensity to blow the normal bulbs - what does it weigh?
Sadly the Atom-specific Avons won't be ready until after our car is delivered, so we will have to wear a set out first. Can't wait for the first Ring trip in it . . .
MC
We haven't got the:
- double bubble screen
- side panels
- ally handbrake (no handbrake)
- high level brake light or
- locking fuel cap
they don't make it go or stop faster :-) We have got:
- Alcons front and rear with Pagid pads
- battery master switch (doesn't make it faster, but scrutineers like it)
- rear towing eye
- rain light replacing the fog light
- 12v socket
The high level brake light might be a good idea, given the Atom's propensity to blow the normal bulbs - what does it weigh?
Sadly the Atom-specific Avons won't be ready until after our car is delivered, so we will have to wear a set out first. Can't wait for the first Ring trip in it . . .
MC
No worries, me too.
Towing eye, not hook. Means that if it gets parked in the kitty litter at a race the marshalls have a towing eye to pull it out with, rather than wrecking one of the wishbones
Rain light? LED, high brightness. FIA requirement for wet races, so scrutineers insist on it
When? Mid june or thereabouts
Red, like the current one
Ring trip. See the owners club site for Bruce's writeup of our last trip. I couldn't persuade anyone to drive out with me. There will be plenty more, all posted on the forum. Probably some Spa trips - there are a few spaces on 25th May, but I can't make that one.
MC
Towing eye, not hook. Means that if it gets parked in the kitty litter at a race the marshalls have a towing eye to pull it out with, rather than wrecking one of the wishbones
Rain light? LED, high brightness. FIA requirement for wet races, so scrutineers insist on it
When? Mid june or thereabouts
Red, like the current one
Ring trip. See the owners club site for Bruce's writeup of our last trip. I couldn't persuade anyone to drive out with me. There will be plenty more, all posted on the forum. Probably some Spa trips - there are a few spaces on 25th May, but I can't make that one.
MC
James,
Very good spec for your car.
Are you absolutely sure that you want "black side panels" instead of transparent ?
If someone can modify a lateral Atom pic with simulating a black side panel to show you the result, perhaps you'll change your opinion.
Perhaps you have to think again about this.
Cheers
JP
Very good spec for your car.
Are you absolutely sure that you want "black side panels" instead of transparent ?
If someone can modify a lateral Atom pic with simulating a black side panel to show you the result, perhaps you'll change your opinion.
Perhaps you have to think again about this.
Cheers
JP
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